Thanksgiving Turkey Sliders are the BEST way to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers! Each comforting bite of these easy to make sliders is packed with great holiday flavors like stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, and of course plenty of turkey.
Turkey Sliders
I think my favorite days of the year are the two days after Thanksgiving, because that’s when I get to gobble up all of my favorite leftovers! There are so many great holiday leftovers recipes we can make and these sliders are my family’s go-to.
Every bite features those beloved salty, savory, and sweet ingredients that come together in a medley of classic holiday flavors. There’s satisfaction to be found in every bite… Once you’re finished with these sliders, you’ll be counting down the days until next year’s turkey day.
The best way to enjoy all my Thanksgiving favorites is sandwiched between two slider buns the next day. The sweetness of the cranberry sauce combined with the savory and salty flavors of the stuffing, gravy, and turkey is pretty heavenly. I mean, this slider recipe essentially just tosses everything you love most about your Thanksgiving feast between two soft buns. It’s perfection!
It’s the best lazy lunch the next day, especially if you go Black Friday shopping. You’ll be happy to have everything in your fridge coming home after an exhausting shopping trip. Plus, depending on how many leftovers you have, you can make as many sliders as you need!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Buns – Any store-bought slider buns will work just fine.
- Cranberry Sauce – You can use canned cranberry sauce or homemade.
- Turkey – Any part of the turkey you enjoy the most is delicious when layered in these sliders.
- Stuffing – Believe me when I say that ANY bread stuffing will be great in this easy recipe!
- Brown Gravy – For the best flavor, I always recommend using The Best Turkey Gravy that’s made from the turkey pan drippings.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Assembling these sliders is so quick and easy. You already put in the real work to make the dishes… Now you just toss it all together on some slider buns!
Assemble the sliders.
Cut the slider buns in half.
First, spread the cranberry sauce in an even layer.
Next, place either the shredded or sliced turkey meat all over the cranberry sauce.
Then, layer on the stuffing. Evenly cover the stuffing layer with your gravy.
Finally, add the tops of the slider buns right on top. Give it a gentle press, and enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Use can use either part of the turkey that you enjoy the most. Both light and dark meat taste great in this simple recipe. You can also slice it into thick or thin pieces, or even shred it if you wish. No matter what, I’m sure your turkey sliders will be delicious!
Here’s the deal – you can really use any flavor of stuffing you love. Since you already love your stuffing and made it for your holiday dinner, you know you will like it in the sandwiches as well. We love to make our classic Stuffing, but we’ve also enjoyed these sliders with our Cranberry Stuffing and Cornbread Dressing. We quickly discovered that with just about any homemade stuffing, you can’t go wrong!
Absolutely! Even though our favorite is always the BEST Pan Drippings Gravy, mushroom gravy will add a nice flavor and some tasty mushrooms to the sliders.
Yes, of course. If canned cranberry sauce is what you prefer to serve during the holidays, you can definitely use the same one for this leftover recipe! Both homemade and canned cranberry sauces add a nice touch of sweetness to the otherwise savory sandwiches.
You may not have thought of that, but you can actually make these sliders ahead of time and grab them for a few days after the holiday! Assemble them without even reheating the ingredients. Then, wrap each one individually airtight with plastic wrap.
Store them in the refrigerator and grab one when you need it! You can reheat them individually as well. Just unwrap it and reheat it in the microwave for a few seconds. If you want to reheat several at a time, wrap each one in aluminum foil instead and reheat them in the oven.
Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Sliders
Ingredients
- 1 slider bun
- 1 1/2 tbsp cranberry sauce
- 2-3 oz sliced turkey breast or thigh meat
- 2-3 tbsp stuffing
- 2 tbsp brown gravy
Instructions
- Please note that you can make as many of these sliders as you wish. I wrote a suggested recipe for one slider but make as many as you want!
- Cut the slider but in half and spread the cranberry sauce over the bottom half.
- Place sliced of shredded turkey meat over the cranberry sauce and add the stuffing on top.
- Pour the grave all over the top of the stuffing and cover with the top bun.
- Gently press the slider sandwich and enjoy!
Nutrition
Originally published November 14, 2012.
the cape on the corner says
wawa does a sandwich like this around this time…now i have a hankering for it. it looks sooo deelish!
{Steph} says
These look great!! Yum!
~Steph @ Silver Boxes
K Coake says
Mmmm….looks delicious! I’m pinning it for after Christmas,which is when we have leftover turkey. Thanks!
KC
Aubrey Stacey says
This is my all time favorite sandwich!! I shared on our Real Housemoms Facebook page. I would love it if you’d share at our site for Fabulous Fridays!
Tonia L says
I am hosting Thanksgiving and I might just have to hide some of the dinner items just in case there isn’t leftovers so that I can make these!
Nici - Posed Perfection says
This looks so good!!! I’m pinning it for sure! Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Nici
marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says
Love this recipe! Will be linking back to this in my upcoming post 🙂
Miz Helen says
Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you soon!
Miz Helen
Mindie Hilton says
Featuring today or tomorrow on Bacon Time! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Peggy Meckling says
Love, love, love sliders! And this is the perfect after the holiday weekend snack when everyone’s either busy shopping or watching the OSU/Michigan game. Me, I’ll be shopping! Just found you through C.R.A.F.T. I’m your latest follower. Hoping you’ll join me at http://www.crazythriftycrafts.blogspot.com
Food Done Light says
My kind of sandwich! Love it! Saw your recipe on Inside BruCrew. Would love for you to share on Thursday’s Treasures http://fooddonelight.com/thursdays-treasures-2/
Haydn and Kristy @ Taste Buds says
You had me at sliders…
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Mel says
Oh my gosh, these look so good! Pinned and feature post ready.:) Thanks so much for sharing!
RecipeNewZ says
Delicious recipe! Looks like RecipeNewZ visitors are ready to skip the Thanksgiving meal and go directly for the leftovers, because these sliders were very popular today. So you have one more feature in our hall of fame http://www.facebook.com/RecipeNewZ. Congrats and Happy Thanksgiving!
Mackenzie says
These look amazing! You are a Featured Favorite this week at Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! Thank so much for sharing this and others last week; we love having you! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got for us this week!
Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie 🙂
Kathy Shea Mormino says
These look delicious! Hello, new fan here by way of Cheerios and Lattes!
I’d like to invite you to join me at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week! http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/11/clever-chicks-blog-hop-8-turkey.html
I hope to see you there!
Cheers!
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
Spice Gals says
These look so delicious! Wish I still had some Thanksgiving leftovers so I could make some. Love your blog! We are your newest followers
http://www.spicegals.com
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says
These look delicious!! Might need to make more Thanksgiving food so we can have these! 😉
Thanks so much for linking up at Artsy Corner. Hope to see you again this week! 🙂
Mallery says
Yum! So all I have to do is send you a magazine and you will do whatever is in the picture? Hmmm…
Beth Christjansen says
The cranberry sauce looks amazing. Did you make it also? Could you post the recipe if you did?
lyuba says
I have not made cranberry sauce before, but you have given me an idea! Thank you, Beth! As soon as I make some, I will post it!